Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Simpson, 1823–1899, British
Title:
The River Chenab, Punjab
Date:
1865
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/8 x 20 1/2 inches (36.5 x 52.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, lower left: "The River Chenab. Punjab."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.257
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
oxen | landscape | genre subject | cart | tools | tent | path | river | mountains | bridge (built work) | journey | walking | travel | snow
Associated Places:
India | Asia | Chenab | Punjab
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, pp. 178-179, no. 197, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12222